Ventura City Council Spends $118,000 to Ask Voters to Increase Taxes – Again
On April 14, 2015, the City Council directed the City Manager to conduct a “community survey” to gauge interest in future revenue options (government speak for raise taxes) to support community services for a fee of $38,000. They did that and spent your money for a poll. On September 28, 2015, the City Council listened […]
New Taxes Are Not Necessary
. There is an old expression, “carrying coals to Newcastle,” to describe a useless activity or fool’s errand. Sort of like shipping pineapples to Hawaii or, bringing it closer to home, sending more tax dollars to Sacramento. The truth is, Sacramento is awash in cash. The Legislature’s budget analyst estimates that this fiscal year will […]
Tax Raisers Like Non-Voters
, sale By Jon Coupal Did you know that there was an election last Tuesday? Not many voters did, and the tax-and-spend crowd likes it that way. In this little publicized election, 29 out of 40 local tax increase measures passed. Michael Coleman, Founder of the California Local Government Finance Almanac, notes the significance: […]
It’s Scary Season Again: Annual Update on How to Translate Your Property Tax Bill
. For many the real scare this time of year is not the monsters at our doors on Halloween but the property tax bill in the mail box. Fortunately, as a direct result of Proposition 13, which limits increases in a property’s assessed value to two percent annually, most property owners have a good idea […]
